A couple suspected of stealing $20,000 of HVAC Units across the street from The Dalles Police Department own a $500,000 home in West the Dalles and drive a newer Toyota Tundra. It’s a puzzler.

Kiwanis Programs for March, 2025

Columbia Basin Care was filled with love and joy this Valentine’s Day, as residents enjoyed a heartfelt celebration complete with roses, personalized Valentine’s cards, and festive activities.

Levesque is an accomplished Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor III, and Approved Clinical Supervisor with over a decade of leadership experience in behavioral health, substance use disorder treatment, and program administration.

Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place series continues with "Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter," featuring Lindsay Cornelius, East Cascades Oak Partnership Manager at the Columbia Land Trust.

Miguel Abesada and Jose Misael Avalos were greated by a warm winter sun this morning in East The Dalles as they pruned cherry trees at Wade & Rufener Orchards just south of Adventist hospital. The Dalles is in for some primo weather, according to the National Weather Service. You can expect 60 degrees Fahrenheit for a high for the next three days with dry sunny skies.

A Condon man with multiple outstanding warrants and suspected of running into the Wasco Train Depot in December was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after leading law enforcement on a pursuit that ended in a rollover crash on a rural road in Sherman County.

Can you hear it padding through the forest? It’s a lion of entertainment roaring into March as bold and youthful as MGMT’s Time To Pretend. A storm of options is brewing pouring down funk, punk and Led Zepagain. Bitter-sweet Irish joy and rainbows and Pride Events are all popping up like mushrooms. Check it all out right here before the lion pounces.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will host “Moving Toward Right Relations,” a two-day training designed to guide Christian and settler-descended volunteers in movements for Indigenous justice. The event will take place March 15-16 at 1805 Minnesota Ave.

You never know what you might find out when you ask several people why they’re taking desks out of a bank and loading them in a truck. We grabbed this little story that ranges from banking to educating the children who are moving from job to job with their parents to understanding the hardship of what some would say is an over-reaching rule that does more harm than good in housing migrants.

A woman was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection with a stabbing that occurred the previous night on 11th St. in The Dalles, according to police reports.

The new 3-year contract has a 22 percent average wage increase. Nurses also received 75 percent retro pay for lost raises since the last contract expired 9 months ago.  All 8 bargaining units representing some 5,000 nurses across Oregon got the same deal

North Wasco County School District is proud to announce that Leah Ferguson has been named the recipient of the Oregon ACTE New Teacher of the Year award. This recognition celebrates Ferguson’s outstanding contributions to Career and Technical Education (CTE) as well as highlights her dedication to student success at The Dalles High School.

Pastor Tina Combs said her church has been working for 10 years to start a sober house in Hood River. But as we all know, finding an affordable house in Hood River is a big ask. Huge, in fact. So her church asked God.

The Great Gorge Melt is here! March is all about cheesy, melty goodness, and you can be part of it while making a real impact in the fight against hunger. Visit any of these participating restaurants, order their featured grilled cheese or quesadilla, and $2 from every purchase goes directly to Columbia Gorge Food Bank.

A high-society soirée turned into a night of suspense Wednesday, Feb. 19, as The Dalles-Wasco County Library hosted its Art Deco-inspired murder mystery, Death by Chocolate. 

United Way of the Columbia Gorge supports local nonprofits through grant funding, and in the 2024-2025 funding cycle, we awarded $309,500 to 30 organizations that are making a real impact in our community. Nonprofits have until Feb. 28 to apply. Find out how here.

The Dalles City Council adopted the Housing Production Strategy (HPS) at its January 27, 2025, meeting, marking a significant step toward addressing housing needs and affordability challenges.

The proposal submitted by Urban Patterns in partnership with Freebridge Brewing includes a restaurant, brewpub, brewery, small retail space, and workshops where people can learn about brewing beer and other fermented drinks. 

Northern Wasco County PUD (NWCPUD) has  announced the launch of its 2025 Board of Directors' Scholarship Program, offering three $10,000 scholarships to support local students pursuing careers in the utility industry.